Coin separators



March 9, 1965 Original Filed Aug. 10, 1954 9 Sheets-Sheet l TONE Y,

March 9, 1965 G. F. ERlcKsoN ETAL 3,172,522

COIN SEPARATORS Original Filed Augf. 10, 1954 9 She'ebs-Sheel 3 334l -324 Ji 1 ,A558 2 72% o 370 i? 6 2 32o sa 372 3/4 l*498 30 /336 f 64 47a 334 INV ENT OR.

GUsrAV F. Emo/SON BY FRED J. MELV/N A; TORNEK March 9, 1965 G. F. ERICKSON ETAL- 3,172,522

- COIN sEPARAToRs I original Filed Aug. 1o, 1954 9 sheets-sheet 4 l Le as INVENTOR.

sTAV ER/ckso/v BY F R50 J Maw/v 04 Arom/Ey 'March 9, 1965 Original Filed Aug. 10, 1954 F. ERICKSON ETAL COIN SEPARATORS 9 Sheets-Sheefl 6 'INVENTOR GUsrAv E ER/CKSON BgY FRED J. MsLv/N @im A ORNEK March 9, 1965 G. F. ERICKSON ETAL 3,172,522

COIN SEPARATORS Original Filed Aug. 10, 1954 9 Sheets-Sheet 8 @se se 872 i as I* 870 75a INVENTOR.

GUSTAV F. ER/cKsO/v BY FRED J MEW/N A TTOPNEK March 9, 1965 G. F. ERICKSON ETAL 3,172,522

I COIN sEPARA'roRs l Original Filed Aug. 10, 1954 9 Sheets-Sheet 9 /622 am j 900 224 ay/atm A 6' TORNEY UnitedStates Patent() 3,172,522 G01N SEPARATORS Gustav F. Erickson, Kirkwood, and Fred l. Melvin, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Mo., assigner-s to National Rejectors, Inc., St. Louis, Mo., a corporation of Missouri Original application Aug. 10, 1954, Ser. No. 451,266, now

Patent No. 3,004,541, dated Uct. 17, 196i. Divided and this application .lune 6, 196%, Ser. No. 34,251

7 Claims. (Cl. 19d-83) This invention relates to improvements in coin separators. More particularly this invention relates to improvements in coin-handling devices which can respond to the insertion of coinage to store credits, to actuate a secondary device, and to pay out change.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an improved coin-handling device that can receive coinage, can store credits, can actuate a secondary device, and can pay out change.

This is a division of our co-pending application Serial No. 451,266 for Coin Separators which was tiled on August 10, 1954, now Patent No. 3,004,541.

The merchandising of goods and services by coinoperated vending machines is a growing and increasingly important business. To meet the present and future needs f such a business, the coin-handling `devices for such vending machines should be made so they can respond to coins of different denominations, can be set to receive those coins in random sequence, can be set to establish diderent sales prices, and can pay out change in the event the customers deposit coinage having values in excess of the sales prices. Such coin-handling devices avoid lost sales that would otherwise occur ir" the customers had coins of just one denomination and the coin-handling devices responded only to coins of a different denomination; and they obviate the resistance which customers naturally have to vending machines that require the customers to deposit coins in a prescribed order. in addition, such coin-handling devices make it possible for the operators thereof to vary the sales prices from time to time, and they permit dilterent articles with diierent sales prices to be handled simultaneously in the same vending machine. Furthermore, such coin-handling devices do not require the customers to have exact change; instead they permit the customers to deposit coinage exceeding the sales prices, and then they pay out the exact amount of change that is needed. Such coin-handling devices are needed to increase the number and kind of goods and services that can be provided by coin-operated vending machines. The present invention provides such a coin-handling device; and one embodiment of that coin-handling device can respond to United States pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters, it can receive those coins in random and disconnected order, it can be set to establish sales prices ranging from less than a nickel to as much as four dollars and ninety nine cents, and it can pay out as much as twentyfour cents worth of change. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a coin-handling device which can respond to coins of different denominations, can be set to receive those coins in random sequence, can be set to establish diilerent sales prices, and can pay out change.

To be commercially acceptable, coin-handling devices must occupy as little space as possible. The present invention provides a coin-handling device that is compact and that can fit within a small space; and the credit-storing 'device of that coin-handling device accounts, in part, for the compactness of that coin-handling device. That credit-storing device has two sections; one section storing credits that are within a particular range, and the other section storing credits that are integral multiples of that range. Thus, in the said one embodiment of the coin- 3,172,522 atented Mar. 9, 1955 ICC handling device of the present invention, one section stores credits in the range from zero through ninety nine cents, while the other section stores credits-each of which credits corresponds to the full zero through ninety nine cent range of the said one section. Hence, instead of having a credit arm that passes through tive hundred separate and distinct positions, the credit-storing device of the said one embodiment of the present invention has a credit arm that need only pass through one hundred positions; and each time it does so in the course of a single credit-storing operation it will cause the credit arm of the second section to advance one step. The great saving in size that this two-section credit-storing device affords should thus be clearly apparent. of the present invention to provide a credit-storing device, for coin-handling devices that has a section which stores credits that are within a particular range, and that has a second section which stores credits that are integral multiples of that range.

The use of a two-section credit-storing device makes the overall size of each section very much smaller than the size of a one-section credit-storing device of comparable capacity. As a result the said one section, of the said one embodiment of the present invention, can be made relatively large while still being materially smaller than a one-section credit-storing device with a capacity equal to that of the two-section credit-storing device. The relatively larger size of that one section of the two-section credit-storing device is very desirable because it enables the operators of the vendingmachines to set the sales prices quickly and with absolute accuracy. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a two-section credit-storing device for coin-handling devices wherein one of the sections is made relatively large to facilitate rapid and precise setting of the sales prices.

The compactness of the said one embodiment of the present invention is also due, in part, to the novel combination of escrow chamber and coin-aligning hopper therein. The escrow chamber receives and holds coins in random and unoriented arrangements, and those coins can move relative to each other until they occupy an area of low height. ln so moving, the coins can spread out; and thus the escrow chamber of the present invention can be shorter than escrow chambers, of equal capacity, wherein the coins are oriented in face-to-face or edge-to-edge relation. T he coins in the escrow chamber can be selectively returned to the customer or can be directed to the coinaligning hopper. That hopper will receive those coins in random and unoriented arrangements, and it will commingle those coins with other coins already in that hopper. In doing so, that hopper will enable all of the coins therein to move relative to each other and occupy the lowest possible height. ln the hopper, as in the escrow chamber, the random and unoriented arrangements of the coins minimize the total overall height required. Hence the escrow chamber and coin-aligning hopper of the present invention provide large coin-holding capacity within a limited overall vertical distance; and the coin-aligning action of the hopper restores the required oriented arrangement of the coins supplied to the change' pay-out system. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an escrow chamber for coin-handling devices that holds coins in random and unoriented arrangements and to provide a coin-aligning hopper that can receive coins from said escrow chamber in random and unoriented arrangements but can thereafter orient those coins.

The coin-aligning hopper, of the said one embodiment of the present invention, has a plate that is movable in a vertical plane and that has an inclined runway on it. That hopper also has a second vertically movable plate; and the two plates are spaced apart a short distance in the horizontal direction, and they rise and fall at different times.

It is therefore an object 3 The first said plate has the upper edge thereof scalloped away to deiine coin-agitating projections thereon, and the second said plate has fingers of varying length extending upwardly from it; and those projections and fingers engage andV agitate the coins in the hopper. The actions or" those projections and ngers combine withthe alternating rise andfall ofthe two plates to assu-re full and prompt movement of the coins onto the runway of the first said plate; such movement providing the desired alignment of the coins. It is therefore an object of the present invention Vto provide a coin-aligning hopper with horizontally spaced vertically directed plates that rise and fall alternately; and to scallop theupper edge of one of those plates and to provide fingers on the other of those plates.

The `coinhandling device of thepresent invention can pay out change when the coinage inserted by the customer exceeds the sales price of the goods or services desired by the customer. That change must be replenished during the operation of the coin-handling device or the changemaking capabilities of thatVcoin-handling device will be limited. The said one embodiment of the present invention avoids any such limitation by using two coin-aligning hoppers and by directing the coins from those hoppers into the change payout system. One of the coin-aligning hoppers will receive and align pennies, while the other coin-aligning hopper will receive and align nickels. As a result, an ample supply of pennies and nickels, for changemaking purposes, can be maintained in the coin-handling device of the present invention. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide coin-handling devices with coin-.aligning hoppers` that align and direct coins to change payout systems, thereby replenishing the supply of change for those systems.

The change payout system, of the coin-handling device provided by the present invention, is normally disconnected from the credit-storing device of that coinhandling device; but it is connected to that credit-storing device when the salesl price has been reached. The connection of the change payout system to the credit-storing device is positiveand immediate; and once that connection has been set up, the credit-storing device andthe change payout system will respond to the establishment of additional credits to act in unison and synchrony. As a result, there is no opportunity for errors in the paying out of change. It is therefore an Vobject of the present invention to provide a change payout system that is normally disconnected from the credit-storing device of `a coin-handling device, but that is `positively and immediately connected to that credit-storing device when the sales price is reached.

In the operation of coin-operated vending machines, the customers sometimes insert one or more coins and then change their minds and wantto get their money back.

Y The coin-handling device provided by the presentinven-` tion utilizes a number of escrow chambers to receive and hold the deposited coins; and those coins Will not be directed toward the coin box vor change payout systemof the coin-handling device until the credit arm reaches the sales price. Consequently, the customer can change his mind at any time prior to the instant the credit arm reaches the sales price. It -is therefore an object of the present-im vention to provide a coin-handling device wherein the customer can change his mind and recover hismoney at any time prior to the momentthe credit arm reaches the sales price. Y

Other and further objects and advantages of the present invention should become apparent from an examination of the drawing and accompanying description.

In the drawing and accompanying descriptionrseveral preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown or described but it is to be understood that the drawing and accompanying description are for the purpose of illustration only and do not limit the invention and that the invention will be defined by the appended claims.`

In the drawing, FIG. 1 is a partially broken-away front 4 elevational view of a preferred embodiment of the coinhandling device provided by the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a partially broken-away rear elevational view of the coin-handling device of FIG. 1,

FIG. 3 is an end elevational View of the coin-handling device of FIGS. 1` and 2, and it shows the left hand end of that devicefas that device is viewed in FIG. l,

FIG..4 is a sectional endview of a portion of the coinhandlingA device of FIGS.. 1-3and it-is taken along the plane indicated Vby the line 4 4. in FIG. V1, Y

FIG. 5 is a front sectional view: of a portionof the coinhandling device'of FIGS. V1-3, and it is taken along the plane indicated bythe line S-S in FIG'. 3;

FIG. 6 is a Vrear sectional view of the coin-handling device of FIGS. 13, and tit is taken along the plane indicated by the line 6-6 in FIG; 3,

FIG. 7 is a sectional View in plan ofthe coin-handling device of FIGS; lf3, and it is taken along the plane indicated by the line '7-7 in FIG. 2,

FIG. 8 is a partially broken-away sectional View in plan of the coinlhandling device of`-FIGS. 1-3, and it is taken along the plane indicated vby the line 8-3 in FIG. 2,

FIG/9de a front sectional View of a portion of the coin-handling device of FIGS. `1-3; some of the parts Vhave been removed and broken away for` clarity of illustration,

FIG. 10 is `another front sectionalview similar to that of FIG. 9; some ofV the parts that were removed and broken away in FIG. 9 being shown in full in FIG. 10,

FIG. 11 is a .sectional view in vplan'of a portion of the coin-handling device of FIGS. 1-3, and it is taken along the plane indicated by the line l1-11 in FIG. 9,

FIG. 12 is a perspective viewof a portion of the upper end ofra gear segment .and of the two pawls `and lever carriedthereby,

FIG. Y13v is a partiallyY broken-away sectional end view of a portion of the coin-handling device of FIGS. 1-3,

FIG. 16 is a sectional View in plan of a portion of theV coinhandling device of FIGS. 1-3, and it is taken along the broken plane indicated by the line 16-16Y in FIG. 14,

FIG. 17 is a sectional end View of aportion of the coinhandling device of FIGS. 1-3, .and it is taken along the plane indicated by the line 17-17 in FIG. 2,

FIG.V 18 is a front sectional view of the lower part of the coin-handling device off-FIGS. 1-3, and it is taken along the plane indicated by the line 18-13 in FIG. 3,

FIG. 19 is a front sectional View .of the central portion of theV coinhandling device of FIGS. 1-3V and it is `taken along the plane indicated by the line 19--19 in FIG. 3,

FIG. 20 is a sectional end view of a portion of the coinhandling Vdevice of FIGS. 1-3,fand.it is taken along the plane indicated by the line 2li-'ZIB in FIG. 2,

FIG. 2l is a sectional end view of a portion ofthe'coinhandling device of FIGS. 1-3, andV it ris taken along the plane indicated by the line- 21.-21 in FIG. 18,

FIG. 22 is a sectional end view similar toFIG. 21, but it is taken along aV plane that is spaced to the left of the plane indicated by the yline Z1,-21 in FIG. 18,

FIG. 23` is a sectional end view'similar to FIGS. 21k and 22, but it istaken alonga planespaced to the'left of the plane of FIG. 22,

FIG. 2liv is a sectionalview similar to FIGS. 21-23, but it is taken along a plane spaced to the left of the plane of FIG. 23, Y

FIG. 2d is a sectional end view similar to FIGS. 21-24, but itis taken along a plane spaced to the left of the plane of F IG.V 24,

FIG. 26 is a diagrammatic view ofthe two cam shafts and cams of the change payout system of the coi handling device provided by the present invention, and

FIG. 27 is a schematic View of one form of electrical circuit that can be used in a vending machine that embodies the coin-handling device of the present invention.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the numeral 30 generally denotes a frame for the said preferred embodiment of coin-handling device provided by the present invention. That frame consists of a center wall which has anges at the opposite side edges thereof. Those flanges are vertically disposed, and they stiiien the center wall of the frame 30. That frame will be suitably secured within a vending machine or other secondary device by bolts, screws, or clamps.

The coin-handling device of the present invention can be used with many different kinds of secondary devices. For example, that coin-handling device can be used with machines that vend products, and it can be used with machines that dispense services. ln fact, the coin-handling device provided by the present invention can be used with almost any secondary device that is intended to respond to the insertion of coins to provide a desired response.

The frame 30 is substantial, and it will provide the principal support for the coin-handling device of the present invention. The numeral 32 denotes a plate that is vertically directed and that has a foot secured to the center wall of the frame 36; and that plate is shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. That foot can be suitably secured to the center wall of frame Enti by bolts, rivets, welds or the like. The plate 32 will be spaced from but will confront the inner face of the left hand ange of the frame 36, as that frame is viewed in FIG. 2. The plate 32 will coact with that flange of frame 30 to define a space which can receive a slug rejector 3S. That slug rejector can be of the type shown in Merral P. Haverstick. application Serial Number 370,456 which was tiled iuly 29, i953, new Patent No. 2,827,996 for Coin Separators. While other slug rejectors could be used, the said slug rejector separates coins and slugs with a high degree of accuracy. That slug rejector is able to receive coins of four different denominations and to test and separate those coins before directing those coins to four spaced outlets of the slug rejector. In one embodiment of that slug rejector, pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters can be received, tested, separated and directed to four separate and distinct coin outlets. Furthermore that slug rejecto-r accepts those four coins in random sequence.

A slot 34 is formed in the plate 32, and a similar slot 34 is formed in the ilange at the left hand side of the frame 3tlg and those slots receive pins 36 which are carried by the slug rejector 3S adjacent the bottom thereof. The slots 34 have horizontally directed portions and have notches at the bottoms thereof; those notches being contiguous with the horizontal portions of those slots. The pins 36 can pass freely through the horizontal portions of the slots 34 and will then rest in the notches. The slug rejector 3S also has pins 4t) at the top thereof, and those pins are releasably held by pivoted levers 42. One of those levers is pivoted to the plate 32, and the other of those levers is pivoted to the left hand iiange of the frame 36, as that frame is viewed in FIG. 2. The levers 42 have notches at their free ends, and those notches re? leasably tit down over the pins 40 and hold the upper end of the slug rejector against inward or outward movement. Hence, the levers 42 coact with the notches of slots 34 to releasably hold the slug rejector 38 in iixed position relative to the frame 50 of the coin-handling device.

The slug rejector 38 has an opening d4 in one wall thereof, and that opening selectively receives a movable arm 46 that is connected to the armature of an electromagnet 48. The arm i6 is secured to the armature of the electro-magnet i8 by a pivot Si) which has a spring :Si surrounding it; the spring 5l biasing the movable arrn 46 toward the armature of the electro-magnet d8 to enable that arm and that armature to move as a unit during -the normal operation of the coin-handling device. However, the spring Sl can yield and permit the arm 46 to be rotated relative to the armature of the electro-magnet 48; and this will be done whenever the slug rcjector 38 is to be assembled with or separated from the frame 30. The provision of the opening 4d 4and the use of the arm 46 and electro-magnet 48 is in accordance with the teachings of Merral l. Haverstick application Serial Number 375,621 which was tiled August 21, 1953, now Patent No. 2,835,050 for Coin Separators.

The numeral 52 denotes a vertically directed chute for coins or slugs that are rejected by the slug reject'or 38. The upper end of the chute 52 is denoted by the numeral Sd, and it is immediately below the left hand end of the slug rejector 38, as that slug rejector is viewed in FG. 2; and it will receive coins or slugs that are rejected by the slug rejector 38. The upper end 54 of the chute S2 is inclined rearwardly from the center wall of the frame Sti; and the inclination of that upper end 54;- facilitates the receipt, by the chute 52, of all coins and slugs released by the slug rejector 38. The lower end of the chute 52 has an ear 53 thereon, and that ear has an opening that receives a screw Sii. That screw extends into the upper portion of a supporting wall 676 which is spaced rearwardly of the center wall of the frame 3d. The Wall 676 is mounted on a bracket 675 which is at the upper end of that wall, and on studs 673 which are at the lower end of that wall. The bracket 675 and the studs 678 extend between the center wall of the frame 39 and the Wall 676. Screws 680 extend through the wail 676 and seat in the studs 673.

The numeral 56 denotes a returned coin chute, and that chute is vertically directed. The upper end of the returned coin chute 56 has an inclined portion 58 and a vertical portieri 6@ at the rear thereof, and it has an inclined portion 62 and a vertical portion 64 at the front thereof. The inclined portions 58 and 62 diverge and coact with the vertical portions 66 and 64 to provide a wide entrance for the returned coil chute 56. The upper end of the returned coin chute 56 is directly below, and is contiguous with, the outlet of the rejected coin chute 52. Hence, the two chutes coact to provide a substantially continuous coin chute which has additional entrances intermediate its top and bottom. These additional entrances are defined by the inclined portions 58 and 62 and by the vertical portions 6@ and 64 of the returned coin chute 56. Another additional entrance to the returned coin chute 56 is provided at the front of that chute. That additional entrance is shown in FIG. 18, and it includes an inclined wall portion 66 and a vertical wall portion 68. The wall portion 66 inclines forwardly from the plane of the front wall of the chute 56, and it displaces the vertical wall 68 from that front wall. The combination coin chute formed from chutes 52 and 56 thus has four places where coins can be introduced: first, at the upper end d4 of the rejected coin chute 52, second, at the opening deiined by the inclined wall 5,8 and the verticyal wall 6d, third, at the opening deiined by the inclined wall 62 and the vertical wall 64, and fourth, at the opening deiined by the inclined wall 66 and the vertical wail 68. All coins entering the combination chute will be directed to the outet at the bottom of the returned coin chute 56; and will thereafter be directed to an opening at the exterior of the secondary device where they can be recovered by the customer. y

The returned coin chute S6 has an ear 67 thereon intermediate the upper and lower ends thereof, and that ear overlies the left hand edge of the plate 676. A screw 69 extends through an opening in the ear 67 and seats in the Wall 676, thereby securing the chute 56 to the wall 676. The screws 55 and 63 coact with the ears 53 and 67 to secure the combination chute rigidly to the plate 676. An opening '7d is formed at the right hand of the chute 56, as the chute is viewed in FiG. 2; andthat opening perimts additional coins to be introduced into the chute 56 for delivery to the customer.

The numeral 72 denotes a vertical wall or plate which is mounted *on studs 74 that are secured to and extend rearwardly from the center wall of the frame 30. Screws 76 extend through the plate 72 and seat in those studs, thereby preventing accidental separation of plate 72 and studs 74. The plate 72 supports one end of a horizontal bracket 78 which extends rearwardly from that plate. That bracket has an upwardly bent end that receives and supports the electro-magnet 48, as best shown in FlG. 7.

A block 80 is mounted on the rear face of the plate 72; and that block is secured to that plate by elongated screws 81 which extend through that block and seat in that plate. The block'Si) can be fabricated from a series of plates which are assembled in face-to-face relation, or it can be cast as a unit. In either case, the block 80 will have a plurality of coin passages through it; and in the preferred embodiment shown, that block has four such passages. Those passages are denoted by the numerals 82, 84, 86 and 88; and those passages will register with the accepted coin outletsV of the slug rejector 38. In the said preferred embodimen the passage 82 isin register with the quarter outletV of the slug rejector, the passage $4 is in register with the dime outlet of the slug rejector, the passage $6 is in register with the nickel outlet of the slug rejector,

and the passage 881sr in` register with the pennyoutlet of the slug rejector. However, it should be understood that where coins of other and different denominations are tok be handled by the slug rejector 3S, the block 80 will have the passages thereof modied to accommodate the coins that issue from the accepted coin outlets of that slug ejector.

An arcuate slot 90 is formed at the left hand side of the block 80, and that slot communicates with each of the coin passages 82, 84, 86 and 88. An electric switch 92 is mounted adjacent the block 80, and it has an actuator 94 that extends into the arcuate slot 90 of the block 8 0. The switch V92 is mounted on studs 96 that in turn are mounted on the plate or wall 72. The actuator 94' will rotate about a pivot of the switch 92, and the freeY end of that actuator will describe an arc which is similar to the arcuate conguration of the slot 90 in the block 30. The actuator 94 willv extend all the way into the. arcuate slot 90 so that coins passing through the passages 8,2, 84, 86 or 8S can engage and force that Vactuator downwardly.

A second arcuate slot 98 is provided at the right hand side of the block 80, and that arcuate slot communicates with each of the coin passages 82, 84, 86 and 88. A lever 102, that is generally L-shaped, has a pin 104' that extends all the way into the arcuate slot 98. That pin can block all of the coin passages 82, 84, 86 or 88 when it is at the left hand endk of the arcuate slot 98, as that slot is viewed in FIG.y 2. However, that pin will permit coins to` pass freely'from the coin passages 82, 84, 86 and 88 when it is at the right hand end of the arcuate slot 98, as that slot is viewed in FIG. 2.

The lever 102 is pivoted to a stud 100 by a screw 106;

and that studV is secured to and extendsy rearwardly fromy the plate 72. The screw 106 contines the lever 102 for rotation in such a way that the path of the pin 104 is similar to the arcuate configuration of the slot 98. A

pin 112 is also provided on the lever 102, and that pin f extends forwardly a short distance toward the plate 72.

A plate 108 has a vertically directed portion which is secured to the left hand face of the block 80 by screws 109. The lower portion of that plate is arcuate, and it extends belowl the level of the bottom of the block 80. A spring 110 is secured to an ear on the plate 108 and to an opening in the lever 102. That springbiases the lever 102 for rotation in afcounter clockwise direction,

as that lever is viewed in FIG. 2. Hence, the spring .110V

biases the pin 104 on lever 102 toward the left hand end of the slot 98. f

The numeral 114 denotes a rotatable shaft which extends through and is supported by a bushing 115 on the center wall of the frame 30, and by a bushing 116 on the plate 72. That shaft supports aV cylindrical coin wheel or drum 113; and that coin wheel isV disposed rearwardly of the center w-all of the frame 30 and of the plate 72. The coin wheel 118 has a cam 119at its rear face, and that cam engages and'drives the pin 112 on lever 102. The cam 119'has a high point which forces lever 102 to rotate, in a clockwise direction, to the positionl shown in FIG. 2; but the rest of the periphery of that cam will permit the lever 102 to rotate under the action of spring 110 and hold the pin 104 adjacent the left hand end of the slot 98, asthat slot is viewed in FIG. 2. In such position, the pin locks the coin passages 82, 84, 86 and 88.

Thecoin wheel 118 has a plurality of pockets to receive coins, and those pockets are spaced; axially and circumferentiaily of that coin wheel. Those pockets are denoted by the numerals 120, 122 124 and 126;- and they move intoregistration with the coin passages of the block 80. For example, in the said preferred embodiment, the coinV pocket 120 is registerable with the coin passage 88, the coin pocket 122 is registerable with'the coin passage 86, the coin pocket 124 is registerable with the coin passage S4, and the coin pocket 126 is registerable with the coin passage .32.V Thus, the coin pocket 120 will receive pennies, the coin pocket 122 will receive nickels, the coin pocket 124 will receive dimes, and the coin pocket 126 will receive quarters. Each. of the coin pockets has a shallow Vendand a deep end, and Yin each case the shallow end is the leading end. "The coin wheel 11S will receive coins from the passagesl inthe block 80, and it will carry those coins, past any given` pointV in a certain sequence; namely, a quarter, a penny, a dime, and a nickel.

The coin wheel 118 has a plurality ofcircumferentially extending grooves 128' in the peripheryV thereof. These grooves are in register with the coin pockets 120, 122, 124 and 126, and they are Wide enough to accommodate the bottom edges of coins which are introduced into the coin passages 82, 84, 86 and 8S of the block 80. The side edges of the, peripheral groovesl k128; will coact with the side walls-of the'passages 82, 34, 86 and S8 of the block 80 to provide lateral support for the coins which are preparing to enter, but have .not yet entered, the'coinpockets 126, 120, 124-and 122.

A lcam disc 13,0 is secured to the shaft' 114 at a point which is spaced forwardly of the center .wall 'of the frame 30. That. cam disc is rigidly secured .to the shaft 114 in such a way that there is a positive relationship between the angular position of the coin wheel 11S and the angular position of the cam disc 130.- That relationship is indicated in FIG. 14.

The cam disc.130 provides two angularly spaced camming surfaces,V on each of its opposite faces.Y The rear face of the cam disc 130 has a camming-surface132 in the form of a pin, and has a second camming surface 134 of generally triangular configuration. The front face of cam disc 130 has two camming surfacesg'one of'those surfaces beingdenoted bythe numeral 136 and the other of those surfaces being denoted by the numeral 138.V

Each of the camming surfaceshas its leading edgeas part of a circle that is concentric with t-hel shaft'114 but is spaced outwardlyY of that shaft. Each of the camming surfaces provides an outwardly directed'radialthrust; the

thrust of the surface 132 being the smallestof all, the thrust of the surface 134 being about live times as great as that of the. surface 132, the thrust of the surface'136 being about ten times as great as that of the surface 132, and the thrust of the Vsurface 138 being about twenty-live times as great as the thrust ofthe surface 132. The camming surface. 132 correspondsto the coins inthe pocket 120,'the cammingsurface 134 corresponds to the coins in the pocket122, the camming surface136 corresponds to the coins inthe pocket'124, and the camming surface 13S corresponds to the coins in the pocket 126. Y

A sprocket pinion 148 is secured tothe rotatable shaft 114 intermediate the coin wheel 118 and the carn disc 138. That sprocket pinion is disposed between the bushing 116 and the center wall of the frame 38, as shown particularly in FIGS. 7 and 8. Rotation of the sprocket pinion 148 will cause simultaneous rotation of the coin wheel 118 and the cam disc 136.

A cylindrical disc 142 is xedly secured on the front end of the shaft 114. That disc has an eccentric pin 144 projecting from it, and a connecting rod 146 is secured to that eccentric pin. A C-washer 145 is used to maintain the connecting rod 146 in assembled relation with the eccentric pin 144. Rotation of the shaft 114 will cause the eccentric pin 144 to follow a circular path that is disposed radially outwardly of the axis of the shaft 114; and this will cause the connecting rod 146 to follow a generally reciprocatory path.

A sprocket chain 148 extends around and meshes with the sprocket pinion 148. That chain also extends to and meshes with a sprocket pini-on 152 which rotates on a pivot 150. The pivot 158 is ixedly secured to and Supported by the center wall of the frame 36. A pivot 154 is secured to the center wall of the frame 36 at a point which is below and spaced to the left of the pivot 150 as those pivots are viewed in FIG. 1. The pivot 154 rotatably supports a roller 156; and the sprocket chain 148 extends around that roller.

An electric motor 162 is spaced from the center wall of the frame 30 by studs 161, but it is held fixedly in relation to that center wall by those studs. The shaft 158 of that motor extends through an opening in the center wall of the frame 30, and that shaft has a sprocket pinion 168 mounted on it. That sprocket pinion meshes with the sprocket chain 148 and drives it. Hence, rotation of the motor shaft 158 wiil cause rotation of the sprocket pinion 148; and this in turn will cause the shaft 114 to rotate and drive the coin wheel 118, the cam disc 136, and the eccentric pin 144.

A generally L-shaped lever 164 is mounted behind the center wail of the frame 38; and that lever has a bushing 166 which telescopes over a pivot, not shown, which is secured to the plate 72 and which has a screw 186 seated in its outer end. The bushing 166 is located intermediate the center and the upper end of the lever 164. A pin 169 is carried by the lower end of the lever 164, and that pin carries a roller 168. The lever 164 holds the roller 168 in register with the pockets 124 and 126 of the coin wheel 118. A pin 170 is mounted on the lever 164 adjacent the top thereof, and that pin receives one end of a helical extension spring 172. The other end of that spring is held by a pin 174 which is mounted on the plate 72, and which extends rearwardly from the plate. A lever 176 is disposed adjacent the lever 164, and it has a bushing 178 on it. This bushing telescopes over the pivot, not shown, which supports the bushing 166 and which has the screw 186 seated in its outer end. That pivot coacts with the bushings 166 and 178 to permit the levers 164 and 176 to rotate relative to each other and relative to the coin wheel 118. A pin 182 is mounted on the lower end of lever 176, and that pin rotatably supports the roller 180. That pin also secures a disc-like washer 183 to the lower end of the lever 176; the roller 186 and the washer 183 being oppositely disposed of the lever 176. The pins 169 and 182 are preferably inserted through the rollers 168 and 180 and the levers 164 and 176 and then riveted over to provide two separate but permanent assemblies. The disc-like washer 183 is, in effect, an extension of roller 180 and it is telescoped over pin 182 before the riveting operation.

A pin 185 is secured to the upper end of the lever 176, and a helical extension spring 184 extends from the pin 185 to the pin 174. This spring tends to rotate the lever 176 about its pivot in a counter clockwise direction, as that lever is viewed in FIG. 2. The extension spring 172 similarly tends to rotate the lever 164 about its pivot in a 1@ counter clockwise direction. The action ot these springs thus causes the roller 168 and the roller 186 and its extension 183 to be disposed adjacent, and to roll along, the periphery of the coin wheel 118.

A pin 188 is carried by the lever 164, and that pin extends into an opening in one end of a connecting rod 190. The pin 188 will serve to connect the lever 164 to the connecting rod 19), and it will also serve as a pivot for the connecting rod. The connecting rod 190 extends to the right, as that rod is viewed in FIG. 2, and extends siightiy upwardly above the horizontal. However, only a small part of that rod is Visible because it lies behind other parts of the coin-handling device. The right hand end of the connecting rod 190, as that rod is viewed in FIG. 2, has a horizontal slot 192. That slot, and that end of the connecting rod 198 are best shown in FIG. 2. The slot 192 is elongated, and it is close to that end of the connecting rod 198. An L-shaped slot 194 is provided in that same end of the connecting rod 198, and that slot has a vertically directed arm and a horizontally directed arm. The horizontally directed arm of the L-shaped slot 194 is closer to the end of the rod 198 than is the vertically directed arrn of that slot.

A pivot 118, of the pin and sleeve type, is secured to the center wall of the frame 38, and that pivot extends rearwardly from that wall. A generally vertical lever 196 has the lower end thereof mounted on the pivot 198, and that lever can oscillate about the pivot 198. A pin and sleeve combination 1519 connects the upper end of the lever 196 with the adjacent end of the connecting rod 186. The pin of that combination extends into the L- shaped slot 194 of the connecting rod 196; and it will normally lodge in the upper portion of the vertical arm of that slot. However, that end of the connecting rod 198 can be lifted upwardly to place the horizontal arm of the slot 194 in register with the pin of the combination 199. A pin 268 is xedly secured to the upper end of the lever 196, and that pin extends forwardly through an opening 262 in the center wall of the frame 3l). A pin 284 is carried by the lever 176, and that pin is comparable to the pin 188 carried by the lever 164. A connecting rod 286, which is similar to the connecting rod 198, has one end thereof telescoping over the pin 294. The connecting rod 286 can rotate relative to the pin 264 but it will be held in permanent assembly with that pin. The principal difference between the connecting rods 198 and 206 is that the connecting rod 198 is longer than the connecting rod 266. The right hand end of the connecting rod 286 as that rod is viewed in FIG. 2, has an elongated horizontal slot 208 similar to the horizontal slot 192 in the connecting rod 198. Furthermore, the connecting rod 286 has an L-shaped slot 218 which is similar to the L-shaped slot 194 of the connecting rod 196.

A C-shaped lever 212 is mounted on the pivot 198; and that lever carries a pin and sleeve combination 214 that is comparable to the pin and sleeve combination 199. The pin of the combination 214 extends into the L-shaped slot 218 of the connecting rod 286. Normally the pin 214 will lodge in the vertical arm of the L-shaped slot 210, but when the right hand end of the connecting rod 206 is raised, that pin will lodge in the horizontal arm of that L-shaped slot. A pin 216 is secured to the C-shaped lever adjacent the upper end thereof, and that pin extends forwardly through an opening 218 in the center wall of the frame 30.

An elongated pin 228 extends through the horizontal slots 192 and 208 of the connecting rods 198 and 266 respectively. That pin also extends through an opening in the lower end of the armature 222 of a solenoid 224. This solenoid is referred to as the credit disconnect solenoid; and it is secured to the right hand ange oi' the frame 30, as that frame is viewed in FIG. 2. A helical extension spring 226 engages the pin 226 and also engages an eyeplate 228 which is secured to the outer end of the pin of the combination 198 by a screw 230. The spring 226 applies a downward torce to the pin 226; and that force is transmitted to the connecting rods 266 and 190 and tends to force the upper ends of the L-shaped slots 2.10 and 194 downwardly to place the pins 214 and 199 within the vertical arms of those slots. However, the credit disconnect solenoid 224 can be energized to lift the armature 222 upwardly and pull the ends of the connecting rods up until the pins 214 and 199 lodge in the horizontal arms of the L-shaped slots 216 and 194.

The connecting rod 206 has a pin 232 at the free end thereof, and that pin extends rearwardly from that connecting rod. A generally vertically directed connecting rod 234 has an opening in the upper end thereof, and that opening telescopes over the pin 232. A C-washer 233 telescopes overthe pin 232 and releasably secures the connecting rod 234 to that pin.

A pin and sleeve combination 236 is secured to the Center wall of the frame 30, and that combination extends forwardly from that center wall. A lever 238 has an openingv at one end thereof, and the opening telescopes over the pin of the Ycombination 236. An inclined face 244i is formed on the lower edge of the lever 238, adjacent the pin and sleeve combination 236, and that inclined face is in register with the pin 216 that is secured to the C-shaped lever 212. As indicated in FIGS. 1, 9 and 14, the opening 21S in the center wall of the frame 30 is large enough to permit horizontal movement of the pin 216; and such movement enables the pin 216 to act upon the inclined face 240 of the lever 23S and cause that t lever to rotate about the combination 236. A cam follower 241, shown in the form of a pin, is mounted on the lever 238 intermediate the ends of that lever. This cam follower Ycan respond toV movement of the lever 238 to move into register with the camming surfaces 132 and 134 on the cam disc 130.

A second lever 242, that is generally similar to the lever 238, is also pivoted about the combination 236. The lever 242 has an inclined face 244 that extends downwardly from the loweredge of that lever; and that face is' inregister with the pin 2G@ that is secured to the vertical lever 196. As indicated in FIGS. l, 9 and 14, the opening 202 in the center wall of the frame is large enough to permit horizontal movement of the pin 200; and such movement enables the pin 200 to engage the inclined face 244 on lever 242 and rotate that lever aboutV the combination 236. The sleeves of the combination 236 maintain the desired spacing between the levers 238 and 242 while permitting ready rotation of those levers relative to each other and relative to the frame 30. A screw 246 extends into theend ofthe combination 236 and prevents undesired separation of the levers 238 and 242 from that combination.

A cam follower 245, shown in the form of a pin, is mounted on the lever 242. This cam follower is intermediate the ends of the lever 242, and it can respond to movement of that lever to move into register with thev camming surfaces 136 and 138 on the cam disc 130. When the cam follower 245 is engaged by the camming surfaces136 or 138, it will be forced to move in an arcuate path with the combination 236 as its center. Similarly, when the cam follower 241 is engaged by the camming surfaces 132 or 134, it will be forced to follow an arcuate path with the combination 236 as its center.

A pin 248 is secured to the center wall of the .frame 30, and that pin extends forwardly from that wall. A helical extension spring 250 is secured to the pin 248 and is also secured to the lever 235. A similar helical extension spring 252 is secured Vto the pin 24S and to the lever 242.V

The springs 250 and 252 bias the levers 238 and 242 for rotation in a clockwise direction, Vas those levers are viewed in FIG.V l. Hence, the springs 250 and 252 normally maintain the levers ,23S and 242 in the position shown in FG. l, where the cam'followers 241and 245 are closely adjacent the center of the cam disc 36.

A pin'254 is carried by the free end of the lever 242, and a C-washer 255 secures an L-shaped plate 256 to that t i2 Q pin. This L-shaped plate 256 has an eye-bolt 25S threaded into it; and the eye of that eye-bolt telescopes over a pivot 260 on an elongated bar 262. A t3-washer 261 maintains the eye-bolt 258 in assembled relation with the pin 260 on the elongated bar 262. The elongated bar 262 has an elongated slot 264 adjacent the lower end thereof, and has a second elongated slot 266 `adjacent the upper end thereof. The elongated slots 264 and 266 are spacedv apart vertically and horizontally, as indicated particularly in FIG. 14.

A pin and sleeve combination 268 is secured to the center `wall of the frame 30, and that combination extends forwardly from that center wall. The pin of the combination 268 extends through the slot-266 of the elongated bar 262. The end of the combination 268 has a screw 270 seated therein, and that screw prevents accidental separation of the elongatedV bar 262 from that combination. A similar pin and sleeve combination, not shown, is secured to the center wall of the frame 30 below and to the left of the combination 268. The pin of this second combination extends through the slot 264 of the elongated bar 262, and it has a screw 272 seated in its projecting end. The two pin and sleeve combinations coact with the elongated slots 264 and 266 to guide the reciprocable movement of the elongated bar 262.

A pin 274 is mounted. on the elongated bar 262, and that pin extends forwardly from that bar 262. A helical extension spring 276 has the'upper end thereof secured to the pin 274 and hasV the lower end thereof secured to a pin 233 on a rack 286. The rack V286 is secured Vto the elongated'bar 262 by a pivot 284k and that pivot permits rotation of therrack 286 relative to the elongated bar 262. An arcuate slot 238V is provided in the upper portion of the elongated bar 262, and that slot receives a vpin 296 inthe upper end of the rack 286. The arcuate slot 28S permits limited rotation of the rack .286 about thepivot 284. A second elongated bar 27S is disposed rearwardly of the elongated bar 262, andthe two elongated bars are identical. Y Y

A pin 280 is carried by the free end of the lever 238; and that pin extends through the lower end of an L-shaped plate 282.YV A 'C-shaped Washer 281 maintains the L- shaped plate V2552 and they pin 280 `in assembled relation. The L-shapedplateV-ZSZ is connected to the elongated bar 273 by an eye-bolt 25S anrlby a pivot and C-wasrher, not shown, whichare identical to ythe, pivot 260 Vand the C- washer 261. i

' A rack 294, thatis identical to the rack 286 with the exception that the rack 294 hasra kvertical offset 293 adjacent the teeth thereof, is secured lto the elongated bar 2'2'1Sby a pivot 292. The elongated bar 278 will have an arcuate slot comparable to the. arcuate slot 288 of the elongated bar 262; and the rack 294 will have a pin which is comparable to the pin 290 carried by the rack 286. Hence, the, rack 294 will beV capable of limited rotation about the pivot 292 carried by the elongated bar 27 3. A spring 300, comparable to the spring 276, -will be secured to a pin 275 carried by the elongated bar 278; and the lower end of that spring will be secured to a pin, comparable to the pin'283, which will be carried on the rack 294. The springs 276 and 300 bias the racks 286 and 294 for rotation in the counter clockwise direction, as the rack 286 is viewed in FIG. 14. However, the springs 276 and 300 will yield to permit limited rotation of those racks in the clockwise direction.

I The numeral 302 denotes an elongated pivot 302 which is fixedly secured to the center wall of the frame 30, and which extends forwardly from that center wall. An elongatedsleeve 304 is telescoped over the pivot 302, and it is rotatable relative to that pivot. A ratchet wheel 306 is iixedly secured to the sleeve 304, and that ratchet wheel will rotate with that sleeve. The ratchet wheel 306 is in register with the rack 294 that is pivoted to the elongated bar 278. A second ratchet wheel 308' is also lixedly mounted on the sleeve 304, and that second ratchet wheel 13 is spaced a short distance from the ratchet wheel 306. The ratchet wheel 308 is in register with the rack 286 that is pivoted to the elongated bar 262.

The teeth on the ratchet wheels 306 and 308 are complementary to the teeth on the racks 294 and 286; and upward movement of the racks 294 and 286 will bring the teeth of those racks into engagement with the teeth of those ratchet wheels, and continued upward movement of those racks will cause rotation of those ratchet wheels. The springs 276 and 300, which are secured to the pins 274 and 275 of the elongated bars 262 and 278, will normally hold the racks 286 and 294 in register with the teeth on the ratchet wheels 308 and 306; but those springs will yield to permit the racks 286 and 294 to rotate away from the ratchet wheels 306 and 308 during downward movement of the elongated bars 262 and 278. Hence, during upward movement of the elongated bars 262 and 278 the ratchet wheels 308 and 306 must rotate, but during the downward re-setting movement of those bars the ratchet wheels 308 and 306 will remain stationary.

A ratchet wheel 310 with coarse teeth is also fixedly mounted on the sleeve 304; and that ratchet wheel is adjacent the ratchet wheel 306. The ratchet wheel 310 carries a pin 474 at its front face, and that pin is closely adjacent the periphery of that ratchet wheel. The pin 474 extends toward the ratchet wheel 306. The ratchet wheels 306, 308 and 310 are all xedly secured to the sleeve 304 and will rotate as a unit whenever the sleeve 304 rotates about the pivot 302.

A sprocket wheel 312 is fixedly mounted on the sleeve 304 adjacent the forward end of that sleeve. An arm 316 is xedly mounted on the sleeve 304 adjacent the sprocket wheel 312. Hence, the ratohet Wheels 306, 308 and 310, the sprocket wheel 312, and the arm 316 will notate as a unit whenever the sleeve 304 rotates.

An L-shaped plate 318 is mounted on the xarm 316, and that plate extends rearwardly from the arm 316. Set screws 320 are provided which secure the plate 318 to the arm 316. rIlhese set screws can be loosened to permit adjustment of the position of the L-shaped plate 318 relative to the arm 316; the openings in the plate 318, which receive the screws 320, being larger than the Shanks of those screws. The rearwardly extending portion of the L-shaped plate 318 is in register with the projecting buttondike actuator 323 of a switch 322. This switch is a single pole double throw switch; but only two of its three terminals are connected, as indicated particularly in FIG. 27. Because the detailed showing of electrical conductors can sometimes obscure the showing of stiuctural parts, the leads to the various switches of the coin-handling device of the present invention are omitted in many of the iigures and are abbreviated in others. However, those leads are shown in full in FIG. 27.

An L-shaped pressure foot 324 is adjustably secured to the outer end of the arm 316 by set Screws 326. That pressure foot thas a radially-extending portion and a tangentially-extendin-g portion; and the tangentially-extending portion serves as the leading edge. That edge is suitably rounded at the front to enable it to engage the buttonlike actuators of switches and gently ease those actuators into vswitcheactuating position. Both the radial and circumferential positions of the pressure foot 324 relative to the arm 316 can be adjusted by releasing tfhe set screws 326; the openings in the pressure foot, that receive the set screws 326, being larger than the Shanks of those set screw-s.

A supporting plate 330 is mounted on studs 332, and those studs space that plate forwardly of thecenter wall of the frame 30. Screws 333 extend through openings in the plate 330 and seat in the endsv of the studs 332, thereby rigidly securing that plate to those studs.

A cylindrical support of cup-like configuration is denoted by the numeral 328, vand that support is mounted on the front .face of the plate.330. That support is concentric with the sleeve 304, and thus the arm 316 can describe an arcuate path which is concentric with the support 328. The support 328 has a number of radially directed, axially aligned, and circumferentially spaced openings 334 through it. Those openings are grouped in sets of three, and the groups of openings are spaced around the entire circumference of the support 328; each group of openings being in radial alignment with an indicia representing a unit of credit. Those indicia are on the front face of support 328, as shown by FIGS. 1 and 14; and they are one lhundred in number, ranging from zero through ninety nine. In the said preferred embodiment of the present invention, each of the indicia represents one cent; and for convenience every fifth indicia is denoted by a numeral.

rlhe openings 334 receive the projecting terminals of single pole double throw switches such as the switches 336, 893, 892 and 894 that are shown in FIG. 1. Those projecting terminals are in the form of pins; and the center pin .of eaoh :switch is threaded to receive a nut 343. The engagement between the openings 334 and the projecting terminals of the switches ooacts with the nuts 343 to releafsably hold the switches precisely in alignment with the said indicia. Hence the operators can attain simple, quick and precise mounting of the switches on the support 328.

The projecting terminals of the switches extend beyond the outer periphery of the support 328, and they receive sleeve-type terminals on leads, suoh as the leads 338, 340 and 342 for the switch 336. Those sleeve-type terminals will provide a good electrical connection between the various leads and the various projecting terminals of the switches. The sleeve-type terminals are readily separable from the projecting terminals of the switches, and those projecting terminals can easily be inserted into and removed from the openings 334 in the support 328. This makes it simple and easy to adjust the positions of the switches relative to the support 328. It is possible to set a switch at any of one hundred desired positions on the support 328, and therefore it is possible to have swit-ohes set at positions corresponding to any integral price between zero and ninety nine cents.

A sprocket chain 344 engages the teeth of the sprocket wheel 312, `and that sprocket chain will be driven by that sprocket wheel. A sprocket pinion 346 is mounted on a rotatable shaft 343, and that shaft is rotatably mounted on a supporting platform 347 at the right hand side of the frame 30,'as that frame is viewed in FIG. 1. The shaft 348 is suitably geared to a unit counter 350 of standard design and construction. The gear ratio of tlhe sprocket pinion 346 and the sprocket wheel 312 is such that the rotation of the arm 316 between any two indicia will cause the counter 350 to reflect a one unit change. This relationship holds Whether credits are being stored or removed.

A spring housing 352 and a bushing 353 are loosely telescoped over the sleeve 304. That spring housing is disposed rearwardly of the plate 330, and its open face is closely adjacent the ratchet Wheel 308. The bushing 353 extends through central openings in the plate 330 and in support 328. One end of that bushing is adjacent the spring housing 352 while the other end of that bushing is adjacent the arm 316. A spiral spring 354 is disposed Within the spring housing 352, and one end of that spring is connected by pin 349 to the sleeve 334. The other end of the spring 354 extends outwardly through an opening in the periphery of the housing 352 and is held by a pin 355, as indicated in FIG. 14. Hence, one end of lEhe spring is held in fixed position by the pin 355 while the other end of that spring will move with the sleeve 304. Whenever the sleeve 304 rotates in a counter clockwise direction, as that sleeve is viewed in FIG. 14, the spring 354 will be tightened, and it will tend to restore the sleeve 304 to its normal position. However, yt'hat spring effected.

A castellated nut 314 is threaded onto the threaded torward end of the pivot 302, and it bears against a shoulder at the forward end of the pivot 302. The nut 314 overlies the forward end of the sleeve 304 and also overlies partV of theV sprocket wheel 312. Hence, that nut will prevent accidental separation ot the sleeve 304 from thek pivot 302. A cotter key 31.5 extends through the spaces between. confronting castellations of the nut 314 and through an opening in the threaded end of the pivot 302 i to prevent accidental separation of the nut 314 from the pivot 302.

A pivot 356 is mounted below and to the left ofthe pivot 302; and that pivot is a pin and sleeve combination. The pin of that combination extends to and is supported by the center wall of the frame `30. A pawl 358 is mounted on the pivot 356, and a C-washer 357 prevents accidental separation of the pawl 358 from the pivot 356. The pawl 358 has teeth which mesh with the teeth ol the ratchet wheel 306. A spring 366 is connected to the pawl 338, by having its upper end extending through an opening in that pawl, and it is also connected to a pin 489 that extends rearwardly to and is `supported by the center wall of the frame 30, The spring 366 is a helical extension spring, and it biases the pawl 358 for'rotation in a counterclockwise direction about the pivot 356 to the position shown in FIG. 14. When that pawl is in that position, the teeth therein engage the teeth on the ratchet wheel 306 and prevent clockwise movement of that ratchet Wheel. However, the spring 366 can yield to permit rotation of the pawl 358 in a clockwise direction, thereby freeing the ratchet wheel 386 for rotation. The pawl 358 will normally permit clockwise rotation of the ratchet Wheel 306, the teeth of that ratchet wheel slipping past the teeth on the pawl 358; but it will normally prevent counterclockwise rotation ofthat ratchet wheel.

A pin 360 connects the left hand end of the pawl 358 with a connecting rod 363. That rod extends to the armature 362 of a solenoid 364 and interconnects the pawl 358 and the armature 362. This solenoid is known as the credit reset solenoid; and when it is energized it will pull the armature 362 upwardly and rock the'teeth of the pawl 358 out of engagement with the teeth of the ratchet wheel 306. A pin 365 secures the upper end of the connectingv rod 363 to the armature 362. The pins 360 and 365 permit relative rotation between the pawl 338, the connecting rod 363, and the armature 362.

A gear segment 368 is mounted on the pivot 302, and it can rotate relative to that pivot and relative to the sleeve 304. That gear segment is best shown in FIGS. 9, 10, 12 and 13. The upper portion ofthe gear segment 368 has the form of an elongated arm, and that arm projects radially beyond the periphery of the ratchet wheel 310. A spring 370 encircles the hub of the gear segment 368 and bears against one side of the upwardly extending arm of that gear segment. The other end of that spring bears against a pin 372 which is secured to the center wall of the frame 30. The spring 378 biases the gear segment 368 for rotation in a clockwise direction to the position shown in FIG. 9.

The upwardly extending arm of the gear segment 368 carries a pivot 374, and a pawl 376 and a second pawl 378 are mounted on that pivot. The pawl 376 is plane, but the pawl 378 has an offset adjacent the free end thereof. This oitset places the free ends of the pawls 376and 378 in register with each other and in register with the teeth on the ratchet Wheel 310. The spacing between the free ends of the pawls 376 and 378 is such that when the free yend of the pawl 376 is seated against the root of a tooth of the ratchet wheel 31,0, the tree end of thepawl 378 is in register with the inclined face, rather than the root, of a succeeding tooth of that gear.

The pawl 376 has a pin 380 adjacent the free end thereof, and the pawl 378 has a pin 382 adjacent the freey end thereof. These pins extend rearwardly from those pawls and extend toward the center wall of the .frame 30, but they terminate short of that center wall. The pin 380 has a helical extension spring390 connected to it, and that spring extends downwardly to a pinY 388 on the front face of the upwardly extending armof the gear segmenty 368. The pin 382 has a helical extension spring 386 connected to it, and Vthatspring extends downwardly to a pin 386 which extends rearwardly from the upwardly extending arm of the gear segment 368. The springs 386 and 390 bias the free ends of the pawls 378 and 376 for rotation downwardly toward the teeth of the ratchet wheel 310.

An L-shaped lever 392 is mounted for rotation about the pivot 374 on the upwardly extending arm of the, gear segment 368. yThis lever has the horizontal portion thereof extending forwardlytrom the gear segment 368 so it is in register with the tupper ends of the pawls L376 and 378. Those upper ends of those pawls are formed to deiine acute angles; having vertical faces that receive the L-shaped lever 392 and having inclined tops that slope downwardly and away from the upper ends of those vertical faces. A spring 396 is yconnected to the lower end of the L-shaped lever 392, and that spring is also connected to a pin 394 which is secured to the upwardly extending arm of the gear segment 368. The spring 396Visa helical extension spring and it biases the lever 392 for rotation to the position shown in FIG. l0. ln that position, the L-shaped lever 392 is out of .engagement with the upper ends of the pawls 376 and 378, and it thus permits those pawls to rotate about the pivot 37.4."

A pin 398 is provided on the rear face of the ratchet wheel 310, and that pin is in register with the lower end of the L-shapedlever 392. That pin will be in the position shownby FIG. 9 whenever the coin-handling device of the present invention is'in vits normal condition; and in that position that pin Will engage the lower end ofthe lever 392 and force it to the positionshown in FIGS. 9 and l2. At such time,tthe lever 392 holds the tree ends of the pawls 376 and 378 above and out of engagement with the teeth of the ratchet wheel 310. However, when the ratchet wheel 310 rotates away Yfrom the position shown in FIG, 9, the pin 398 on that ratchet wheel will move out of engagement with the lower end of the L-shaped lever 392 and will permit the spring 396 to move that lever away from the upper ends of the pawls 376 and 378.

A pin 400 is formed on the rear face ofthe pawl 378, and that pin extends toward ,but terminates short Vof the center wall of the frame 30. An arcuate guideway 402 is secured to the center wall ofthe frame 30 by screws 404-; and that guideway is concentric with the pivot 302. When` ever the gear segment 368 rotates Vabout the pivot 302, the pin 400 will move under and be overlain by the` arcuate guideway 402. That pin will be spaced a short'distance inwardly of the inner periphery of that guideway, but it will be so close to the guideway 402 that the guideway will positively prevent separation of the pawl 378 from the teeth of the ratchet wheel 310 as long as that pin is Within the angular limits of that guideway. Y

A The numeral 406 denotes an electro-magnet which has an armature 408, and one end of the armature 408 is formed as a hook, asl shown particularly in FIGS. 9 and l0. That hook engages and can hold the upper end ofthe pawl 376. When the ratchet wheel 310 is in the position shown by FIG. 9, the pin 39S will cause the lever 392 to rotate against the upper ends of the pawls 376 and 378 and hold them against clockwise rotation. However, even when the ratchet wheel 310 rotates to move the pin 398 away from the lever, 392, and thus permits the spring 396 to move that lever away from the pawls 376 and 378, the pawl 376 will not be able to rotate in a clockwise direction; that pawl being heldby the hook on armature 408. Similarly the pawl 378 can not move at that moment because it is held by the end of the armature 416 of an electro-magnet y414.v

The other end of the armtaure 408 is bent upwardly adjacent a switch412, and it can act upon the button-like actuator of that switch to cause it to shift the contacts of that switch. The switch 412 is a double pole single throw sw-itch; and one set of poles or contacts is denoted by the numeral 412A onthe diagram in FIG. 27, while the other set of poles or contacts is denoted by the numeral 412B on that diagram. A spring 410 normally holds the armature 408 in the position shown in FIG. 9; and in that position, the armature will hold the free end of the pawl 376 away from the teeth of the ratchet wheel 310 and will hold the contacts 412A and 412B open. However, that spring can yield, whenever the electro-magnet 406 is energized, to permit the armature 408 to rotate in a counterclockwise direction and free the pawl 376 and close the contacts `412A and 412B. The electromagnet 406 and the switch 412 constitute a relay, and that relay is one of two sub-vend relays of the coin-handling device of the present invention.

The electro-magnet 414 is mounted adjacent the electromagnet 406; both of those electro-magnets being secured to the center wall of the frame 30. The electromagnet 414 has an armature 416, andv one end of that armature can selectively engage and hold the upper end of the pawl 378. Whenever the armature 416 engages and h'olds the upper end of the pawl 378, that pawl is held away from the teeth of 'the ratchet wheel 310. The other end of the armature 416 is bent upwardly into position adjacent the double pole -single throw switch 420. One set of poles of that switch is denoted by the numeral 420A on the circuit diagram of FIG. 27, and the 'other set of poles is denoted by the numeral 420B. The upwardly bent end of the armature 416 ris adjacent the button-like actuator of the switch 420, and it can engage that actuator to close the normally-open poles 420A and 420B. A spring 418 normally holds the arm-ature 416 in the position shown in FIG. 9, but Vthat spring can yield to permit rotation of the armaturer416 in a clockwise direction whenever the electro-magnet 414 is energized. The electromagnet 414 and the switch 420 constitute a relay, and that relay is the other of two sub-vend relays lof the coin-handling device of the present invention.

A double rack 422 is mounted below the gear segment 368, and the vertically-directed rack thereon is driven by that gear segment. The double rack 422 is guided and supported by a pln 424 which has a groove 425 therein to receive the double rack 422; and it is also guided and supported by a block 426. The block 426 and the pin 424 are secured to the center wall of the frame 30. That block and that pin hold the double rack 422 in register with the gear segment 368 while permitting that double rack to reciprocate under the action of that gear segment.

A spur gear 428 is mounted on a vertically directed shaft 430, and that spur gear engages the honizontallydirected rack of the double rack 422. An opening 432 is provided in the center wall of the frame 30, adjacent the gear 428, to avoid any interference between the spur gear 428 and that center wall. The spur gear 428 meshes with the horizontally-directed rack of the double rack 422 and will be driven by it as the double 4rack reciprocates.

The double rack 422 carries a pin 434, and that pin extends linto a slot 440 in an L-shaped lever 436. That slot is at one end of the L-shaped lever, and a pin 438 is provided at the other end of that lever. That pin is connected to an elongated, generally vertically-directed lever 446; and a C-washer 439 prevents accidental separation of the lever 436 from the lever 446. The L-shaped lever 436 is rotatably mounted on a pivot 442 that extends rearwardly to and is supported by the center wall of the frame 30. A C-washer 443 encircles the pivot 442 and prevents accidental separation of the lever 436 from the pivot 442. A spring 444 encircles the pivot 442 and extends to and is held within an opening in the lever 446. That spring is a helical extension spring, and it normally biases the lever 446 for rotation about the pin 438 in a clockwise 18 direction. However, that spring can yield to permit rotation of the lever 446 in a counter clockwise direction about the pin 438.

The lever 446 has an offset 447 intermediate the ends thereof, and that offset displaces the lower end of the lever 446 further forwardly from the center wall of the frame 30. That lower end of the lever 446 has an elongated slot 448 therein, and it also has a shorter slot 450 therein. The slots 448 and 450 are contiguous and constitute one large slot with a long arm and a short arm.

A lever 452 is rotatably mounted on a pivot 454, and that pivot extends rearwardly to and is mounted on the center wall of the frame 30. A C-washer 453 encircles the pivot 454 and prevents accidental separation of the lever 452 from that pivot. A cam follower 456 is mounted on one end of the lever 452, and that cam follower is in register with the outer periphery of the cam disc 130. A pin 458 is mounted at the other end of the lever 452, and that pin extends through the slot 448 or the slot 450 and carries a washer 457 on its forward end. A C-washer 459 rings the pin 458 and prevents accidental separation of the washer 457, the lever 446, and the lever 452.

A pivot pin 460 is secured to the center wall of the frame 30, and it extends forwardly from that center wall. That pivot pin supports one end of a helical extension spring 462, and the other end of that spring extends to and ts within an opening in the lever 452. This spring biases the lever 452 for rotation in the clockwise direction about the pivot 454. However, that spring can yield to permit rotation of the lever 452 about that pivot in the counter-clockwise direction. Hence, .the spring 462 will bias the cam Ifollower 456 on lever 452 into c-ontinuous engagement with the outer periphery of the cam disc 130.

A generally vertically directed lever 464 has the lower end thereof secured -to the pivot pin 460, and a C-w-asher 465 encircles that pivot pin to maintain the lever 464 in assembled relation with that pivot pin. The lever 464 has a pin 466 mounted on its upper end, and that pin is in Jregister with the lower part of the lever 446. Hence, rotation of the lever 464 in the clockwise direction about the pivot 460 can cause the pin 466 to urge the lever 446 to move in the counter clockwise direction about the pin 438. The lever 464 carries a pivot 468 adjacent its lower end, and that pivot rotatably supports a short lever 469. The lever 469 has an opening in the upper end thereof which receives one end of the helical extension spning 470, and the other end of that spring extends to an opening on the end of a projecting arm of the lever 464. The spring 470 biases the lever 469 for rotation about the pivot 468 in a counter clockwise direction, but it can yield to permit rotation of the lever 469 in a clockwise direction about that pivot. The lever 469 has an inclined arm 472 thereon, and that arm is biased to the position indicated by solid lines in FIG. 9; but it can be moved to the position indicated by dotted lines in that igure.

The numeral 476 denotes a pivot that is xedly secured to the center wall of the yframe 30 and which extends forwardly from that center wall. The pivot 476 has a sleeve 478 rotatably mounted thereon, and that sleeve -supports a Geneva gear 480. That gear is rigidly connected to the sleeve, and hence it will rotate with the sleeve. The gear 480 has a stop 482 thereon, and that stop selectively engages a pin 484 which is secured to the center wall of the frame 30 and whiich extends yforwardly from that wall. The stop pin 484 limits rotation of the Geneva gear 480 in a counter clockwise direction, but it permits free rotation of that gear in a clockwise direction for almost one complete revolution.

A stud 486 is mounted on the center wall of the frame 30, and that stud extends forwardly from that center wall. A screw 490 seats in the forward end of the stud 486, and that screw secures an L-shaped lever 488 to that stud while permitting rotation of that lever relative to'that stud. The lever 48S has a pin 492 at one end thereof, and that pin is larger than the width .of the slots formed in .the Geneva gear 436. However, the diameter of .the pin-4910 is not greatly in excess of the width of those slots; and hence .a substantial portion ofthe surface ofthat pin canA extend into the outeriend of any slotthat is. A spring 491 has `one end thereof Vpresented to that pin. extending through an opening in the other end of the lever 488, audit has its other end secured to a stationary pin 439. The spring 491 tends to` rotate the lever 488 in a counter clockwise direction and thus to force the pin 492 toward the periphery of the gear 480. When a slot of that gear is presented to the pin 492, the spring 491 will urge the pin 492 into the end of that slot and'wlill tend to centerthe gear;- This action Vis helpful because it enables the Geneva gear 480 to maintain its various.

the pivot 476. AV continuous contact ring 498 is mounted on the frontV face of the cup-likeV support 328, and that ring is concentric with the pivot.4 6. A series of arcuate segments 499, 560, 591, 505 and 567 are disposed radially outwardly of the contact ring 498. Each of those seg.

ments is secured to the support 328; and they coact together to deiine an interrupted contact ring which is concentric with. the uninterrupted contact ring 498. The armature 494 carries a contactor 502 which consists ofk a pinY that is spring-biased towardthe uninterrupted contact 498 and of a sleeve that guides the pin and which secures the pin and the spring to the armature 494. The armature 494 also carries a similar contacter 599; and the contactorV 569 is in register with the spaced contact segments 499, 566, 501, 505^and 507. The rear face of thepin of the contactor 509 is broad enough to .enable it to move between the contact segments without binding or jamming. A exible connector or pigtail Sil extends between and electrically connects the contactors 502 and 509.

The numeral 503 denotes a plate which is mounted on studs 513 that are secured to the center Wall of the, frame and which extend forwardly from that center.

wall. Screws 5&5 extend through the plate 503 and seat in the studs 513; and those screws hold the plate 593 rigidly in position on the studs 513. The plate 563 supports a solenoid 504 which is the motor timing solenoid of the coin-handling device of. the present invention. That solenoid has an armature 506; and a switch 508 is mounted on the'plate 503 adjacent the upper `position of the armature 506. The armature 506 of the solenoid 504 can engage the actuator 517 of the switch 50S when thatarmature is in its upper position; but that is -energized and the armature 5%' moves downwardly in response to that energization. The rack 510 has elon gatedslots 516. adjacent its upper and lower ends, andJ pins 518 extendthroughthose slots and seat in the plate 503. Thosepins coact with the slots Srto guide theA rack` 510 for vertical reciprocatory movement..V

The numeral-520 Ydenotes a pivott'nat is secured to the plate 503, and that extendsv forwardlyfromthat plate.V

A pawl 522 Vis rotatably mounted onV that pivot; vand that pawl has a tooth 52,1 below the level of the-pivot'SZrt` and a second tooth 523 above Vthe level of the pivot 520..,

Theseteeth of the pawl 522 selectively engage the teeth,

of the rack 510; and since they are disposed on opposite sides of the pivot 5243, they provide an escapement action.

A pin 524, that is secured to the plate or wall 503, liasa` helical extension spring 526 secured to it.' The upper endof that spring engages one end of an V,L-shaped lever 530; and that lever is rotatably'secured to the pau/1522` by a pin528. The spring 526 biases the lever 530 orf rotation in a clockwise direction about the pin 528buti wallv ofthe frame 3i).` That ear canmove freely within the opening 534, and asit does so it will cause the pawl 522 to provideanescapement action. The` action of the spring 526 normallyf maintains the Vear 529 at the right hand side of the opening 5734, buty that ear can be armature can move out of engagement with that actuator f when that armature isin its lower position. Whenthe armature 506 engages the actuator 517, it will move that actuator and cause the contacts of the switch 503 to open. However, when the armature 506 Vis Vin its lower position, it will be out of engagement with the actuator 517, and the contacts of the switch 508 will close'.

Y The armature 506 of the solenoid 504 carries a pin 519 at its upper end, and that pin connects the armature 06 with an arm of a vertically directed rack 510. That 'rack is normally held in raised position by a helical extension spring 512 that extends between an opening in the Varm of that rack and a pin 514 which is secured to the plate 503. However, the spring 512 can yield to permit downward 'movement of the rack 510. That downward movement will occur when the solenoid 504 moved to the left hand side of thatV openingby the lug 536 which is mounted on and carried,V bythe sprocket chain 148. As the sprocket chain moves, in response to the operation of the Ymotor 162,-the lug 536 on that chain will recurrently strike the ear 529, thereby moving the pawl 522 in a counter clockwisev direction. Such movement causes the lower tooth 521 of that pawl4 to move out of engagement with the rack 510 but causes the upper tooth 523 offthat pawl to move into engagement with'one of the teeth of that rack; and thereupon the spring 512 will move thefrack'l() up .one tooth.

As soon as the lug536 has moved out of engagement with the ear 529,-the spring 526 will rotate thepawl 5,22 to the positionrshownV in FIG. l; and at such time. the upper tooth 523 will have moved out of engagement with the rack 510 and the lower tooth 521 will'have moved into engagement with one of the teeth Vof that rack. Recurrent engagements of the lugs 536 with theear 529 will cause therack Slt)v to move upto the position shown in FIG. l. The path of movement of the rack Sluis limited; andafter two escapment actions, that rack will have reached itsfull upper position.

The numeral Siti4 denotes a plate which is mounted on vpin and sleeve combination studs 540. Those studs are secured to `the center wallof the Vframe 30 and extend forwardly from the center wall. Screws 5 42 extend into Vthe outer ends ofV those studsandrigidly secure the plate 533 to those studs. A second plate 544 is mounted on the studs 540; that plate is disposed rearwardly of the Y plate 538.

`A rotatable shaft 546 is supported by the plates 538 and 544, and that shaft extends rperpendicularly of the center wall of the frame 30.` A ratchet wheel 548-is mounted on the shaft 546, andnthat ratchet wheel will turn with that shaft. One of theA teeth ofthe ratchet wheel 548 is cut away, -as indicated-particularly in FIG. 5. A bar. 550 is disposed at oney side of the shaft 546 and of the ratchet wheel 548;-and that bar'is connected to the connecting rod 146 by a pivotrpin 552'. A C wasl'ierV 553 encircles `the pivot pin $52 and prevents accidental separation of thebar 550r and the connecting rod 146. The bar 550 has elongated slots 554 therein, and those slots are adjacent the opposite ends of that bar. Pins 556 extend through the slots 554 in the bar 550 and seat in the ends of studs 557 that are supported on the plate 544. Those studs extend forwardly from that plate and hold the bar 550 in position to be secured to the connecting rod 146. C-washers 555 encircles the pins 556 and prevent accidental separation of the bar 550 from the studs 557 and from the pins 556. A pawl 560 is mounted on the bar 550 by a pivot 558, and that pawl will rotate about the pivot 558 under the action of a helical extension spring 562. One end ofrthat extension spring is held by an ear on the pawl 560, and the other end of that spring is held by an ear on the bar 550. The spring biases the pawl 560 for rotation in a counter clockwise direction about the pivot 558, but it can yield to permit rotation of that pawl, in the clockwise direction, away from the teeth of the ratchet wheel 54S.

A pivot 564 is mounted on the plate 544, and that pivot secures a lever 566 to the plate 544, while permitting relative rotation theerbetween. A pin 568 is mounted on the free end of the lever 566, and that pin can bear against the teeth of the ratchet wheel 548. A helical extension spring 570 has one end secured to a pin 571, that is mounted on the plate 544, and it has its other end secured to a pin 573 that is mounted on the lever 566. The spring 570 biases the pin 568 against the teeth of the ratchet 54S, but it can yield to movement of that pin away from those teeth. The pin 568 acts to resist spinning of the ratchet wheel 548 and to confine its movement to just the amount of movement induced by the action of the pawl 560 as the bar 550 and the conncting rod 146 reciprocate.

The ratchet wheel 548, the bar 550 and the lever 566 are disposed forwardly of the plate 544. A ratchet wheel 572 is disposed rearwardly of that plate. An L- shaped bar 574 is disposed adjacent the rear face of the plate 544, and that bar is spaced from the plate 544 by studs 579. The bar 574 has elongated slots 576 therein, and those slots are disposed adjacent the opposite ends of that bar. Pins 578 extend through the slots 576 and seat in the studs 579. C-washers 575 encircle the pins 578 and prevent accidental separation of the bar 574 from the studs 579 and from the pins 578. A spring 580, of the helical extension type, has one end secured to a pin 581 on the plate 544 and has its other end secured to a pin 583 on the bar 574. The spring 580 biases the bar 574 for upward movement, but it can yield to permit downward movement of that bar. A pawl 582 is rotatably secured to the bar 574 by a pivot 587, and that pawl can selectively engage the teeth of the ratchet Wheel 572. A spring 584 has one end secured to an ear on the pawl 582 and has its other end secured to a pin 585 on the bar 574. This spring is of the helical extension type and it biases the pawl 582 for rotation in a clockwise direction about the pivot 587. However, that spring can yield and permit the end of the pawl 582 to move in a counter clockwise direction and thus move away from the teeth of the ratchet 572.

A solenoid 586, which is the escrow timer solenoid of the coin-handling device of the present invention, is mounted on the plate 544; and the armature of that solenoid is denoted by the numeral 588. A pin 590 connects the armature 588 with the upper end of the L-shaped bar 574, and thus the armature 588 and the bar 574 Will move together as a unit. The spring 580 will hold the bar in the position shown in FG. 6 whenever the solenoid 586 is tie-energized, but the armature 588 will force the bar 574 downwardly whenever the solenoid 586 is energized.

An armature 592 is mounted on the forward end of the shaft 546, and that armature carries contactors 594 and 596 which are similar to the contactors 502 and 509 of the armature 494. The contactors 594 and 596 are con- Cil nected together by a flexible lead or pigtail 589. The armature 592 also carries contactors 593, 595 and 597', and those contactors are secured together by a flexible conductor or pigtail 591. The contactors 594 and 596 selectively engage and electrically connect fixed contacts 598 and 607. Those contacts are mounted on the plate 538 and they are disposed between the ends of a split annulus 606. The annulus 606 is not electrically alive, and its primary function is to hold the inner ends of the contactors 594 and 596 in the plane of the two contacts 598 and 607. The contactor 593 bears against a continuous contact ring 600. For simplicity of illustration, that contact ring is shown twice in the schematic diagram of FIG. 27; but there is actually just the one ring 600. The contactor 597 successively engages the arcuate contact segments 603, 601, 599 and 602. The segments 599 and 603 are not electrically alive, and their primary function is to maintain the contactor 597 in the plane of the surfaces of the contact segments 601 and 602. The contactor 595 successively engages the arcuate segments 605 and 604. The segment 605 is not electrically alive, and it is used primarily to maintain the contactor 595 in the plane of the surface of the contact segment 604.

An elongated generally vertically-directed rod 608 has pins 610 and 612 at its upper and lowerends, and it has a projecting arm intermediate those ends. A spring 614 of the helical extension type is secured to a pin 615 on that arm, and the upper end of that spring is supported by a pin 616 which is secured to the center Wall of the frame 30. A generally similar rod 618 has pins 620 and 622 at its upper and lower ends, and it has a projecting arm intermediate those ends. The arm on the rod 608 extends to the left while the arm on the rod 618 extends to the right.

The pins 610 and 620 extend rearwardly from the rods 608 and 618, and they extend through suitable openings, not shown, in the center wall of the frame 30. The pins 612 and 622 extend rearwardly from the rods 608 and 618, and they extend through openings 613 and 623 in the center wall of the frame 30. The openings for the pins 610, 612, 620 and 622 have the form of elongated generally vertically-directed slots. A helical extension spring 624 is secured to a pin 625 on the arrn of the rod 618, and that spring is also connected to a pin 1626 which is mounted on, and extends forwardly from, the center Wall of the frame 30. The rod 618 also carries a pin 626 which is in register with the inclined arm 472 on the lever 469. Downward movement of the rod 618 will cause the pin 626 to engage the inclined arm 472 and force the lever 469 to move to the right; thereby biasing the lever 464 for a corresponding movement to the right. lf the pin 458 is in register with the lower ends of the slots 448 and 450 of lever, the lever 464 will immediately respond to that bias and move to the right; thereby moving the 4lower end of the lever 446 to the right. However, if the pin 458 is in the upper end of the slot 448, the levers 464 and 446 will have to wait until the pin 458 moves down into register with the slot 450; and thereupon those levers will move tothe right.

A solenoid 628, which is the cash box solenoid of the coin-handling device of the present invention, is mounted on the center Wall of the frame 30 adjacent the connecting rod 608. The armature of that solenoid is denoted by the numeral 630, and that armature is connected to the projecting arm of the rod 608 by the pin 632. The solenoid 628 can act through its armature and the pin 632 to move the rod 608 downwardly; but when that solenoid is deenergized, the spring 614 will hold the connecting rod 608 in the position shown in FIG. 1.

A solenoid 634, which is the coin return solenoid of the coin-handling device of the present invention, is mounted on the center wall of the frame 30 adjacent the connecting rod 618. The armature 636 of the solenoid 634 is connected to the projecting arm of the rod 618 by a pin 638. The solenoid 634 can be energized to move 

1. A COIN-OPERATED DEVICE THAT CAN RESPOND TO THE INSERTION OF COINS, OF THE SAME OR DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS, TOTALING A PREDETERMINED VALUE TO ACTUATE A SECONDARY DEVICE AND THAT HAS A COIN CARRIER WITH A PAIR OF COIN-RECEIVING POCKETS THEREIN, SAID COIN-RECEIVING POCKETS BEING SPACED APART, A PAIR OF CAMMING SURFACES, SAID CAMMING SURFACES BEING SPACED APART BUT HAVING PORTIONS THEREON THAT ARE COEXTENSIVE AND THAT MOVE IN THE SAME PATH, SAID CAMMING SURFACES BEING SPACED AWAY FROM SAID COIN CARRIER, A CAM FOLLOWER THAT CAN BE SELECTIVELY MOVED INTO SAID PATH TO INTERCEPT THAT SAID PORTION OF ONE OF SAID CAMMING SURFACES AND THAT CAN THEREAFTER RESPOND TO THE SAID ONE CAMMING SURFACE TO ACTUATE A CREDIT-STORING MECHANISM TO A PREDETERMINED EXTENT AND THAT CAN BE SELECTIVELY MOVED INTO SAID PATH TO INTERCEPT THE SAID PORTION OF THE OTHER OF SAID CAMMING SURFACES AND THAT CAN THEREAFTER RESPOND TO SAID OTHER CAMMING SURFACE TO ACTUATE SAID CREDIT-STORING MECHANISM TO A DIFFERENT EXTENT, SAID CAM FOLLOWER BEING SPACED WHOOLY AWAY FROM SAID NOT ENGAGING SAID COIN CARRIER, A LINKAGE THAT RESPONDS TO THE PRESENCE OF A COIN IN EITHER OF SAID COIN-RECEIVING POCKETS TO MOVE SAID CAM FOLLOWER INTO SAID PATH, AND A POSITIVE MECHANICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID COIN CARRIER AND SAID CAMMING SURFACES THAT MAINTAINS A PREDETERMINED SPACED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SAID COIN-RECEIVING POCKETS AND SAID CAMMING SURFACES, WHEREBY THE PRESENCE OF A COIN IN ONE OF SAID COIN-RECEIVING POCKETS WILL CAUSE SAID LINKAGE TO MOVE SAID CAM FOL- 